Characters in GTA III: Difference between revisions

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|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]]

|Catalina is [[Claude|Claude's]] girlfriend who arrives in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[2001]]. The pair rob a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]], although after the robbery is complete she shoots him and leaves him for dead. She then joins the [[Colombian Cartel]] and begins to run the manufacturing of [[SPANK]] in the city alongside [[Miguel]], her new partner in crime. She is eventually killed by Claude.

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|[[Al Espinosa]]

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] – [[Ransom]]

|Miguel is a high ranking member of the [[Colombian Cartel]] and [[Catalina|Catalina's]] new partner in crime. He helps Catalina escape after robbing a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]] and is frequently seen with Catalina. Miguel is later shot by Catalina after he gives Claude a package wanted by [[Donald Love]]. Catalina flees without him, leaving him with [[Asuka Kasen]], who tortures information out him. Miguel's information allows Claude to hinder Cartel activities. Catalina eventually returns and seemingly kills Miguel, who has previously shown an ability to escape death, and Asuka Kasen.

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|[[The Guru]]

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] – [[Bomb Da Base Act II]]

|8-Ball is an explosives expert who owns three bomb shops throughout [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He and [[Claude]] are being transported by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] to [[Portland Island]], when they escape after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy. He had been convicted on eighty-five charges of owning a firearm without a licence. 8-Ball helps Claude get work with the [[Leone Family]] and later to destroy a ship docked in [[Portland Harbor]], which was being used by the Cartel as a [[SPANK]] factory.

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|[[Joe Pantoliano]]

|[[Luigi's Girls]] – [[Salvatore's Called a Meeting]]

|Luigi Goterelli is a businessman who owns [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], a bar in the [[Red Light District]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He is a high ranking member of the [[Leone Family]] and a friend of [[8-Ball]], allowing 8-Ball to get Claude work with Luigi. Luigi also acts as a pimp for various [[prostitutes]] on Portland Island.

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|[[Michael Rapaport]]

|[[Drive Misty For Me]] – [[Salvatore's Called a Meeting]]

|Joey Leone is the son of [[Leone Family]][[Boss| Don]][[Salvatore Leone| Salvatore Leone]] and runs a [[Joey's Garage|garage]] in the [[Trenton]] district of [[Portland Island]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. [[Claude]] is introduced to Joey when [[Luigi Goterelli]] has him drive [[Misty]] to his garage. Joey employs Claude to do various jobs, including killing [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], and introduces him to [[Toni Cipriani]].

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|[[Michael Madsen]]

|[[Cipriani's Chauffeur]] – [[Blow Fish]]

|Toni Cipriani is a [[Caporegime|caporegime]] of the [[Leone Family]] and helps to run his [[Ma Cipriani|mother's]][[Momma's Restaurante| restaurant]] located in the [[Saint Mark's]] district of [[Portland Island]], where he also lives. He is introduced to Claude by [[Joey Leone]] and has Claude attack the [[Liberty City Triads|Triads]], including the murder of three Triad war lords and the destruction of a Triad-owned [[Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant|factory]]. Toni also phones in to [[Chatterbox FM]], discussing his mothers criticisms of him with [[Lazlow]].

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|[[Frank Vincent]]

|[[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] – [[Sayonara Salvatore]]

|Salvatore Leone is the [[Boss|Don]] of the [[Leone Family]], father of [[Joey Leone]], husband of [[Maria Latore]] and the owner of [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]] in the [[Saint Mark's]] district of [[Portland Island]], which also acts as his home. He meets Claude when he calls a meeting and has him do a number of jobs, including killing [[Curly Bob]] and destroying a ship docked in [[Portland Harbor]], which was being used as a [[SPANK]] factory. Salvatore's paranoia gets the better of him and he turns on Claude, who along with Maria Latore join forces with [[Asuka Kasen]] and the [[Yakuza]]. Asuka has Claude kill Salvatore to prove his links with the Leone Family are over.

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|[[Debi Mazar]]

|[[Chaperone]] –  [[The Exchange]]

|Maria Latore is the wife of [[Leone Family]][[Boss| Don]][[Salvatore Leone| Salvatore Leone]]. Her husband has Claude "look after her for the evening", ending in Claude driving her to safety from pursuing [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officers. She later tells her husband that she is dating Claude, leading to Salvatore attempting to kill him. Maria and Claude escape and join forces with [[Asuka Kasen]]. She is later kidnapped by [[Catalina]], only to be rescued by Claude. She also phones in to [[Chatterbox FM]], complaining to [[Lazlow]] about how Claude does not talk and that he is always 'hanging out with the guys'.

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|[[Lianna Pai]]

|[[Last Requests]] – [[Ransom]]

|Asuka Kasen is the co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], alongside her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]]. She has a [[Asuka Kasen's Condo|condo]] in [[Newport]] on [[Staunton Island]]. She helps [[Claude]] and [[Maria Latore]] escape from [[Portland Island]]. She later employs Claude to do various jobs, including killing [[Salvatore Leone]] and [[Tanner]]. She introduces Claude to her brother and corrupt [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officer and Yakuza informant [[Ray Machowski]]. After the death of her brother she has Claude, who had killed him in a [[Cartel Cruiser]], attack the Cartel, gaining information from Miguel, who she tortures. [[Catalina]] later kills Asuka and seemingly [[Miguel]].

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|[[Les J.N. Mau]]

|[[Under Surveillance]] – [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout]]

|Kenji Kasen is the co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], alongside his sister [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]]. He is introduced to [[Claude]] by his sister and has him do various jobs, including busting [[Kanbu]] out of jail and taking him to a [[Hiyaku Dojo|safehouse]]. He is later killed by Claude, on orders from [[Donald Love]], although he kills Kenji in a [[Cartel Cruiser]], in order to start a war between the Yakuza and Cartel.

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|[[Robert Loggia]]

|[[Payday For Ray]] – [[Marked Man]]

|Ray Machowski is a corrupt [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police officer and an informant to the [[Yakuza]]. He is introduced to [[Claude]] by [[Asuka Kasen]]. Ray employs Claude to do various jobs, including the murder of his former partner [[Leon McAffrey]], who was going to give evidence against Machowski. Machowski also introduces Claude to [[Donald Love]]. He later has Claude help him flee the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]], by driving to [[Francis International Airport]], where he flies to Miami, Florida.

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|[[Kyle MacLachlan]]

|[[Liberator]] – [[Love's Disappearance]]

|Donald Love is a businessman, media mogul and real estate developer. He owns [[Love Media]], which owns "900 radio stations, 300 television stations, 4 networks, 3 satellites, (and) 10 senators", which includes [[Flashback FM|Flashback 95.6]], [[Chatterbox FM]], [[Head Radio]] and [[Double Clef FM]]. The group also owns the [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper and may own the [[Bitchin' Dog Food Factory]]. Donald Love lives in an apartment in south [[Bedford Point]] on [[Staunton Island]] and is introduced to [[Claude]] by [[Ray Machowski]]. Love has Claude to various jobs, including rescuing the [[Oriental Gentleman]] and allow Love to retrieve a package, with Claude acting as a decoy. He later disappears, leaving only an open box on his apartments roof. He can also be heard on [[Chatterbox FM]].

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==Minor characters==

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|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] - [[Escort Service]]

|The Oriental Gentleman is arrested at [[Francis International Airport]] after arriving in Liberty City on a private jet plane from an "unknown departure point somewhere in east Asia", for "failing to satisfy the INS that he had a valid reason for entering the country" and having no proper travel documents. Whilst being transported to [[Portland Island]] by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]], he is kidnapped by the [[Colombian Cartel]], the attack allowing [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] to escape. Claude later rescues him and returns him to [[Donald Love]].

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|[[Luigi's Girls]] - [[The Fuzz Ball]]

|Mickey Hamfists is the co-manager of [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], alongside the clubs owner [[Luigi Goterelli]]. He acts as a bodyguard for Luigi. Mickey is described in [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] records as a "moron". Hamfists also has previous convictions for assault, racketeering, and multiple involvements with narcotics.

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|[[Kim Gurney]]

|[[Luigi's Girls]] - [[Mike Lips Last Lunch]]

|Misty is a prostitute who works for [[Luigi Goterelli]] and resides in an apartment in [[Hepburn Heights]] on [[Portland Island]]. She is [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] "regular girl". She is introduced to [[Claude]] when he drives her from [[Sweeney General Hospital]] to [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], and later drives her to [[Joey's Garage]] in [[Trenton]].

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|[[Mike Lips Last Lunch]]

|Mike "Lips" Forelli is a high ranking figure in the [[Forelli Family]]. He is killed by [[Claude]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]], rigging a car bomb to his [[Idaho|car]]. His death is part of the continued attempts by the [[Leone Family]] to push the [[Forelli Family]] out of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]].

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|[[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong]]

|Lee Chong is a member of the [[Liberty City Triads|Triads]] who owns a noodle stand in the [[Chinatown, Liberty City|Chinatown]] district in [[Portland Island]], He is selling [[SPANK]] through the stands, leading to his death at the hands of [[Claude]], who was on orders from [[Joey Leone]].

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|[[Chris Phillips]]

|[[The Crook]] - [[Her Lover]]

|Marty Chonks is the husband of [[Mrs. Chonks]] and seemingly the owner of the [[Bitchin' Dog Food Factory]], which [[Love Media]] also claims to own. Marty is losing money through the business, likely due to the ban on dogs in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]]. He employs Claude to do four jobs, which include driving his bank manager, two thieves, his wife and her lover, [[Carl]], to his factory. He kills all but [[Carl]], who kills him and claims to be taking over his factory.

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|[[The Wife]]

|Mrs Chonks is the wife of [[Marty Chonks]]. She lives an expensive lifestyle, which is draining her husbands funds. Marty has [[Claude]] drive her from the [[Classic Nails]] store in the [[Red Light District]] to the [[Bitchin' Dog Food Factory]] in [[Trenton]], where he kills her and turns her into dog food.

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|[[Her Lover]]

|Carl is the boyfriend of [[Mrs. Chonks]]. He is owed money by [[Marty Chonks]] and decides to collect his pay when Marty had [[Claude]] drive him the [[Bitchin' Dog Food Factory]]. Marty, who had intended on killing Carl, was killed by Carl using a [[Shotgun|shotgun]]. Carl can be killed by the player.

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|[[Chris Phillips]]

|[[Turismo (mission)|Turismo]] - [[Big'n'Veiny]]

|Ma Cipriani is the mother of [[Toni Cipriani]] and the owner of [[Momma's Restaurante]]. She constantly tells Toni that he is not close to being the man his father was. She informs [[Claude]] on two occasions of letters Toni has left for him.

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|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Chaperone]]

|Chico is a drug dealer based on [[Portland Island]]. He frequently sells drugs to [[Maria Latore]] and informs her of an illegal party taking place in [[Atlantic Quays]], which is later broken up by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]].

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|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Cutting The Grass]]

|Curly Bob is a bartender at [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]] in the [[Red Light District]]. He is addicted to [[SPANK]] and begins to sell [[Leone Family]] plans to the [[Colombian Cartel]] in exchange for SPANK. He is killed by [[Claude]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]].

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|[[Two-Faced Tanner]]

|Tanner is an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] officer, posing as [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka Kasen's]] driver. He is killed by [[Claude]], on orders from Asuka after she discovers he is a police officer.

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|[[Kanbu Bust-out]]

|Kanbu is a high ranking member of the [[Yakuza]] who is busted out of prison by [[Claude]], on orders from [[Kenji Kasen]]. Claude then drives Kanbu to the [[Hiyaku Dojo]] on [[Staunton Island]].

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|[[Silence The Sneak]] - [[Plaster Blaster]]

|Leon McAffrey is a corrupt [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police officer]] who is about to turn state evidence against [[Ray Machowski]], his former partner. Machowski sends Claude to kill him, which Claude seemingly does, although Machowski later berates Claude for failing to kill a witness. The witness may be McAffrey, although the witnesses full body cast makes it impossible to tell whether it is McAffrey.

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|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Arms Shortage]]

|Phil Cassidy, known as 'The One-Armed Bandit', is a businessman, owning [[Phil's Army Surplus]] in [[Rockford]], and is a friend of [[Ray Machowski]]. He sells military hardware, which at one point the [[Colombian Cartel]] attempt to take, with [[Claude]] fending them off. Phil claims to have lost his arm in conflict, although it is revealed in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] that he lost his arm when his [[Boomshine|boomshine]] exploded.

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|[[Walter Mudu]]

|[[Bling-Bling Scramble]] - [[Kingdom Come]]

|D-Ice is the leader of the Red Jacks, a sub-group of the [[Southside Hoods]]. He employs [[Claude]] to do various jobs, which focus around attacking the Purple Nines, also of the Southside Hoods, who are selling [[SPANK]] on [[Shoreside Vale]]. D-Ice has Claude wipe out the Purple Nines.

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==Deleted Characters==

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|[[Bill Fiore]]

|Darkel was to be a character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] but was dropped during development. He was scheduled to be a revolutionary urchin who vowed to bring down the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city's]] economy. One of Darkel's missions remains in the game, although the mission is given by [[El Burro]] and called [[I Scream, You Scream]]. It is believed Darkel would given Rampage-esque missions to Claude.